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NewsNHS in 'Mexican standoff' with locums due to new tax rules
New tax regulations for off-payroll staff come into force on Thursday Some locums and temporary staff are refusing to work at NHS trusts Trusts face “Hobson’s choice” over locums’ pay demands, says finance director Medical director says NHS “must hold the line” on pay cap ...
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First nine 'accountable care systems' revealed
NHS England identifies the first nine likely “accountable care systems” NHS Improvement and NHS England to adopt “one stop shop” approach to regulation Developing accountable care organisations will “not be a focus of activity” for most places Individual organisations will not be allowed to hold up ...
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Expert Briefing
North by North West: How not to transform the NHS
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England, with a particular focus on the devolution project in Greater Manchester. By Lawrence Dunhill
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HSJ Local
Eight CCGs could be 'taken over' under council proposals
PwC report proposes “integrated commissioning authority” to hold a single budget in Lancashire Also suggests social care and public health provision should transfer to NHS trusts, creating five integrated care providers described as “wellbeing corporations” Senior NHS sources in the region told HSJ it appears to ...
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Exclusive: Leaked STP calls for £160m for hospital services shake-up
Health leaders in Lancashire and south Cumbria believe £160m is required over the next two financial years to deliver key changes to NHS services, according to a leaked draft of the region’s sustainability and transformation plan.
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Revealed: New oversight ratings for every NHS trust
Each trust placed in one of four categories based on the level of support they require from NHS Improvement Trusts will be formally categorised next month as part of the regulator’s new “single oversight framework” Thirty-five out of 238 trusts will have “maximum autonomy” See every ...
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Three trusts set to lose specialist heart surgery
NHS England announces winners and losers in which trusts provide congenital heart defect services Central Manchester, Royal Brompton and Leicester set to have work transferred to other sites Swathe of trust to cease “occasional” procedures after NHS England sets out new standards Work follows 15 years ...
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Expert Briefing
North by North West: Vanguard cuts for Cheshire and Wirral
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England, with a particular focus on the devolution project in Greater Manchester. By Lawrence Dunhill
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Worst A&E performance since targets began
A E performance for full A E departments worst since targets were introduced Attendances up by a quarter, admissions up by more than half Thinktank warns performance could deteriorate further if more funding not found The English NHS has recorded its worst yearly results for ...
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Expert Briefing
North by North West: A&E in the spotlight
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England, with a particular focus on the devolution project in Greater Manchester. By Lawrence Dunhill
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HSJ Local
CCG looks into spike in spending with private provider
Blackpool CCG says Spire Healthcare’s activity and costs increased by 25 per cent, despite referrals increasing by just 3 per cent There have previously been issues between the two organisations, with Spire making an official complaint in 2013 that the CCG was directing patients away from it ...
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HSJ Local
Trust challenges decision to hand contract to private firm
COMMERICAL: An NHS trust has challenged commissioners in Lancashire over the awarding of community equipment contract to a private provider.
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HSJ Local
Morecambe Bay vanguard sets out ‘accountable care’ ambition
Better Care Together project is part of the national vanguard programme Work seen as crucial to future of University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay FT Current system “trapped in annual contracting cycles” and payment models with the wrong incentives STRUCTURE: Health leaders in Morecambe Bay will ...
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Revealed: Trusts' estimated savings potential
By using publicly available data, HSJ has been able to closely match the methodology used by Lord Carter to produce trusts’ headline “savings opportunity” figures. Here we list the least and most efficient trusts according to the headline measure, as well as data for all trusts.
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HSJ Local
Lancashire faces £800m funding gap
Lancashire’s funding gap to reach £800m in five years County has some of England’s most financially troubled hospital trusts “Case for change” to be prepared next year FINANCE: Health chiefs in Lancashire are preparing to build a case for “radical” system changes, after the funding ...
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HSJ Local
Trusts continue acute care collaboration despite failed vanguard bid
Four acute trusts in Lancashire will continue discussions about sharing services, despite failing to secure ‘vanguard’ status.
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First wedge of £200m transformation funding allocated to vanguards
The first vanguard sites to receive transformation funding have been revealed this morning, as part of a wider package of support for sites working to establish new models of care.
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Revealed: 2015 winners of the Patient Safety Awards
Celebrating innovative and creative initiatives
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HSJ Local
Robot wars in Lancashire as trusts compete to be specialist site
ACUTE CARE: A hospital trust in Lancashire has ignored national guidance by spending £1.5m on a surgical robot, according to NHS England.
